The Historical Works of Sir James Balfour, Volume 3W. Aitchison, 1825 - Scotland |
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Page 429 - Edinbrughe, for he was citted to appeir ther befor the parliament, to make his accompts ; and therfor besought Mr. Androw that he wold recommend him to some of his most confident frinds, wich he promissed to doe. At last, bed tyme drawing neire, Mr. Androw rysses to be gone, and wold haue castin off the goune ; hot Mr.
Page 428 - Bot he, a sutle emit ie fellow, hauing wex'd himselue a long tyme quhat coursse to take, to euitt the racke and gins layed for him, at last bethinks himselue of one way of addresse, as the moste assurid of all otheres, wich was thus : — The tyme of his compirance at Edinbrughe drawing neire, (for he behoued to take iorney one Monday) causses, aganist Sunday at night, hes wyffe make good cheire, and sendes a particular confident of his to Mr Androw Cant, the minister of Aberdein, (one quhosse northerly...
Page 429 - At last, being overcome by Mr Robert's importunity, he goes home with him, (all this time it is observable how he called him no other but still Mr Robert,) and being sett by the fyre, and made...
Page 387 - ... England was the matchless army. For the moment the English army had no control over Scotland, and the first thing Scotland did when she knew that her King was dead was to proclaim King Charles II. War between Scotland under Argyll and England under Cromwell was now inevitable. CHAPTER 12 CROMWELL 'K. Charles behedit at Whytehall gate, in England, by that traiterous parliament and armey (all honest men being formerly remoued,) one Tuesday, the 30 ofjanuarij, 1649, . . . Prince Charles proclaimed...
Page 430 - ... him home, with his goune one his shoulders, and at pairting, Mr Androw told him he should not doe weill to goe without his letters. He said he wold not. To morrow he got his letters, one to Argyle, ane vther to Lothean, and the 3d to the Register, Warrestone, with 2 to some ministers, wich made him velcome to Edinbrughe, and afterwardes to dance about that fyre, (wich, as he fearid) should, if not burned him, zet at lest scalded him verey sore.
Page 413 - Rutherfurd, altho lousse in hes /out he, hes beine from his first begining a suorne enimey to monarchey, as hes wrettings...
Page 428 - Mr Robert Farquer, in Aberdeine, being fallin in dislyke with the Campbells and present gouernours, for hes agility in the lait expeditione to England, being then comissarey for the northe shyres, was now called to ane accompte, and summond to Edinburghe for that end.
Page 429 - ... werey velcome, Mr Robert goes to his closet, and brings to the hall a goune of blacke veluett, lyned with martrickes, and wold haue Mr Androw putt it one, wich, with small intrettey he did : (therafter, in all his discourses, he calls him ather prouest or comissary, and not Mr Robert). So hauing supt, and made a plentifull meall, and being againe sett by the fyre, Mr Robert asks the minister, if he had aney...
Page 430 - ... other end bot to bestow that chamber goune one him, as befitting his age and grauity, wishing it had beine better, for his cause; bot, such as it was, he humbley intreatted to accept of it, as ane assurance and tokin of hes love and affection to him, which Mr. Androw did, without more ceremoneis. So Mr. Robert did accompaney him home, with his goune one his shoulders, and at pairting Mr. Androw told him he should not doe weill to goe without his letters. He said he wold not. To-morrow he got...
Page 428 - ... the moste assurid of all otheres, wich was thus : — The tyme of his compirance at Edinbrughe drawing neire, (for he behoued to take iorney one Monday) causses, aganist Sunday at night, hes wyffe make good cheire, and sendes a particular confident of his to Mr Androw Cant, the minister of Aberdein, (one quhosse northerly motion had a werey grate influence one the south, he knowing Arcana Imperij) to invitt him to supper. He refusses to come once, tuyce ; at last, Mr Robert resolues with himselue...